Lehi and I spent a weekend in Memphis for SCO's Homecoming at the beginning of October. I can't believe it's been 10 years since my graduation! I definitely don't feel old enough to have been out of school for that long! We road tripped our way down I-70 and I-55 with our good friends Jaimie and Scott. I'm not sure how we made that long trip back and forth for a quick weekend visits home so many times during our years in Memphis! It's quite the drive but was so much fun to have time to catch up with friends.
A photo from way back. Was I seriously rockin' overalls to decorate Christmas cookies with these girls!??
Meeting up with old friends was so much fun! Vaughn, Kim, Jaimie & Sarah in the photo but missing some of our old group.
The ladies with their hubbies.
We stayed at the Peabody and headed across the street for Memphis BBQ at Rendezvous for dinner with this group. We will forever be Memphis BBQ fans (Team Corky's!). Lehi and I first visited Rendezvous when I interviewed at SCO in 1999. We were warned by a friend who was currently attending SCO that the area around the restaurant was a little sketchy and to be careful. We were young, naïve and hadn't traveled on our own much at that point. Lehi put cash in his shoe (because that's a safe place to store your money!) so that he didn't have to carry a wallet and off we went. We enjoyed our dinner but then came the time to pay. Rendezvous waiters have a bit of a reputation and take their jobs very seriously. Lehi wondered if he would get a comment about the warm and REALLY soggy cash he paid the bill with that night. We laughed until we had tears in our eyes remembering this funny story.
I had the best time catching up with everyone at dinner. I miss hearing Vaughn's laugh on a daily basis. And I had forgotten Sarah's funny eating habits. I had remembered that she cooked a lot at home while we were in school and was impressed that she knew how to cook a turkey breast in the oven! I had forgotten that the reason she knew how to do that was because she is such a picky eater.
Standing in the old entrance to the SCO clinic with Jaimie after attending some continuing education hours.
SCO opened a new patient clinic when we were 4th year students. We got to attend the ribbon cutting of the new academic facility during Homecoming weekend. The new space is amazing! The current students at SCO are so lucky to be able to learn in this new space.
A group shot of most of my classmates in attendance. Kind of funny that I couldn't find a picture that made us all look a little less possessed!
We ended our weekend with dinner and after-party at the Peabody. Great conversations and lots of laughter.
Rooftop view of the Peabody.
I am so thankful to have had time to catch up with these friends again!
Great post, Kim! We were so glad we were able to make the trip! It was great to catch up...next time let's pick an exotic location ;) Vaughn & Jerry
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